Tim Alamenciak is a general assignment reporter with the Toronto Star working in the city department where he covers breaking news, urban affairs, housing, health care and more. Reach him at 416-945-8631.

The Florida health spa that treated two aboriginal girls from Ontario claims “thousands and thousands” have reversed their cancer with a raw vegan diet. Medical professionals disagree and some of the testimonials don’t hold up to scrutiny.

The Cape Croker woman spent her later years offering a home and guidance to aboriginal youth struggling in the big city. Descendants who carry on her amazing legacy recall a woman both sensitive and tough.comments

Girl at the heart of a controversial court decision pitting oncologists against aboriginal rights shows no signs of cancer, according to her family’s account of tests at SickKids. Experts say the remission is likely due to the two weeks of chemo she received and will be short-lived.comments

Phu Lam, 53, who killed eight people in two homes before taking his own life early this week, faced charges in 2012 of uttering death threats against seven people, including at least one victim found Monday.

Remember Every Name, a committee of survivors and community members, is working on a plan to mark some 1,440 unmarked graves of former patients at the notorious centre for people with developmental disabilities.comments